Guangzhou vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$322
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
16
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6838th and 8160th ($758 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 28th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 2100th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kano

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Guangzhou Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926